Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1887-05-13

places to stay. Do not think we are in
sinuating that you must rush right off
and spend 81 900 in buying new furni-
ture, carpets and an organ. Not at all.
One of the "Homeyest" places we ever
saw was one that was entirely innocent
of any extravaganza ia that line. Three
hundred dollars would have covered the
cost OF all the furniture In the house,
but it was place we always enjoyed
visiting. The head of the family was
always jolly and ready to take hand in
the game. and has nine children, always
ready and full of fun, did not care to
be out in the evenings. The girls di1
sewing anl knitting as they grew old
enough, and the boys were found
.'making something's" but no evening
passed that some one did not have some
thing to read to the others, an anecdote
or a story, something either to amuse or
instruct.
But the main secret of their happiness
if it was secret, lay in the fact that
worrying and fretting were banished.
One growler or fretter will spoil whole
family. Fathers, mothers, don't allow a
fault-dnding spirit to spoil the pleasure
of your family circle. Don't indulge
in it yourselves. Have as cozy and COM
Portable home as you can afford, but
don't mourn over what you have not.
Rather rejoice in what you have and be
thankful.
USE OF PLAsTERs.-There seems to be
an opinion prevalent with many that as
plaster or sulphate Of lime does not en-
ter largely into the composition Of
plants, it can be but of little use as fer
tilizer. They DO not consider that there
are substances which, while they do not
contribute directly to the growth of
plants, have chemical or mechanical
properties that play very important
part in vegetation. Plaster has both OF
these properties. As disinfectant and
deodorizer it is one of the best, as well
as cheapest, substances at our command.
Any one who has kept stock of any
kind stabbed during the warm summer
months, knows what hard task it is to
keep their apartments clean and odor-
less. Now, if they will keep barrel of
fresh ground plaster in convenient
corner, and every day, on sweeping the
floor clean. sprinkle it freely with the
plaster, it will absorb all disagreeable,
noxious odors, rendering the air sweet
and pure, while the value of the manure
will be greatly enhanced by the reten-
ton of the ammonia. Poultry houses
should always be swept clean at least
twice week in summer, and once
week in winter, and the floors sprinkled
with plaster; it will add greatly to the
value of manure, and the satisfaction of
having clean, sweet, odorless coops and
healthy flocks, will abundantly pay eX-
penses. Try it and be convinced.
VIRTUE IN Coal ASHES w.
Jewett, of Vermont, says, in the Boston
Cultirotor: 81 have discovered new
method of preserving apples, eggs,
fence posts, etc., by simply. covering
the former with fire coal ashes. My
plan is to spread bed of ashes eight
inches or more in thickness, and any
size desired, upon the surface of the
earth. Select sound hard winter apples
and cover the ash bed with them to
within one foot of its edge on all sides.
After placing one or two layers of fruit,
throw on slight covering of ashes,
then more fruit, and so proceed until
the desired body has been embedded.
Then cover the bed to the depth of at
least one foot with ashes, both fine and
coarse. No injury will result from
either rains or frosts. Coal ashes absorb
and evaporate the moisture readily, as
anyone can learn by observation. l
have repeatedly made the test, and
know that fruit can be kept sound in
this way for year or more, and at the
end of that time will be az fresh as
when put down. 1t must be used as
soon as uncovered, however, for the
action of the atmosphere will soon
cause decay. Eggs can be packed in
this manner during that part of the sea-
son when they are cheapest, and if new
ly laid, will keep perfectly fresh"
KILLING WEEDS WITH KEROSENE
After trying all ways to exterminate
Canada thistle and that next worse ene-
my Of the farmer, plaintain, l discover
ed that kerosene oil is certain remedy.
Some may think my remedies tedious,
but at best when you wish to get rid of
a patch of either pest, dilligent work is
indispensable. Early or late in summer
when ground is dry and weather settled
it is time to make the application. Take
an old fruit can, solder on one side a
handle, then white pine stick round
about two feet long, now dip the stick
into the oil and touch the plant allow
ing a few drops to run down the stalk;
it will follow on down and cover every
root If enough is used, and the result
in keeping from lawn or field two of
our worst weeds. If the thistles are
very thick, few may escape, which
you will have to kill another year, but
at worst two seasons work will whip
them all.
Client ito lawyers office boy)-Is Mr..
Smith IMP
Office Boy-No, sir; he was drivin'
in the Park this mornin', an was thrown
outten his carriage an got his leg
broke,